Ft. Myers....?????????????

[Donna-50]

BTW, I am not selling anything and am not a realtor. As far as snakes you do see some once in a while in different areas but most of them are black racers and harmless.

[bono11]

wow, why is almost everybody SOO negative? That's what I want to get AWAY from!!! Ridiculous! well, thanks for the posts anyways. AND- I REALLY thank you all who were at least somewhat helpful!!

Actually, Ft. Myers if pretty decent sized, right? It's kind of ridiculous to watch cops to find out what it's like in ft. myers. There was a show on t.v. that tried to make a place in my state look horrible- but it reality, it's a SHOW!! Anyways, as long as the druggies don't bother me, then they can do whatever they want. In fact, where I am living from now is deemed by some as the drug capital of the state- but I have met many nice people, who aren't druggies!!

anyways, ft. myers looks and sounds beautiful, and although apartments are pretty expensive from what I've seen, it would be a huge change.

anyways, are the hurricanes really that terrible- i mean are ALL of them like that? How often does ft. myers get hit by hurricanes, or just really bad storms?

By the way "HIKNAPSTER"- you were talking about your old "hood"- no offense, but I'm sure the whole area is not a hood!!

well, any more info is very much appreciated! thanks so far!

[kdzgon]

Originally Posted by bono11

.....anyways, are the hurricanes really that terrible- i mean are ALL of them like that? How often does ft. myers get hit by hurricanes, or just really bad storms?...

well, any more info is very much appreciated! thanks so far!

Ft Myers is ranked no. 44 (out of 152 cities tracked) - check out this site: Fort Myers,Florida hurricanes

Fort Myers, Florida's history with tropical systems
Years within 60 miles
1873,1876br,1878,1878,1887br,1888bdts,1891bdbr,189 1tsbr,1894,1895ts
1896,1897ts,1898-01ts,1909ts,1910,1925,1926bd,1929bdbr,1932bdtsbr,1 934ts,1935br
1941bd,1944,1945tsbr,1945bdbr,1946br,1947bd,1951-53-53tsbr,1959ts,1960,1964,
1968-69-81-85ts,1992bdbr,1994tsbr,1999tsbr,2001 ts,2004,2005
44 in 136yrs end of 2006

This areas hurricane past
1873 punta rassa destroyed near ft myers by 110mph winds14ft s.s oct 6th was a cat 3 upon approach with 115mph winds Oct 7th.
1878 80mph sept 8th
1894 sept 25th 120mph coming from the south,
1896 95mph Oct 8th
1910 gusts to 125mph bar 28.20 very destructive storm surge traveled well inland, oct 18th.
1925 Dec 1st 75mph
1926 125mph coming from Miami sept 18th
1941 oct 6th65mph heavy flooding
1944 Oct 19th a cat 2 hits bar 28.41 while passing just west. Forecaster Grady Norton called this 2 days in advance.
1947 a hurricane which pounded the east coast hits here just south with 100mph winds on sept 17th causing 8.72 inches of rain while moving slowly
1951 t.s how crosses just north in february
1960 sept 10th donna from sse 95mph winds gusts over 120mph a 7 ft storm surge press 28.08,155mph reported on private anemometer. 1:30PM winds sustained NE @ 92mph,28.08 inch. more here
1964 hurricane Isabell comes ashore Oct 15th south of here with 125mph winds causing very heavy damage in SW Florida.
1992 andrew passes to south with 120mph winds moderate damage
1995 ts jerry which hit east coast dumped 16 inches of rain in ft myers area
2004 August 13th Hurricane Charley core moves in just north with 145mph winds. Sporadic damage throughout Lee county with much heavier damage to the north. Offshore captive island lost approx 1/4 of housing with 1 billion in damage in sanabel & captiva. South seas resort heavily damaged.
2005,Oct 24th , Hurricane Wilma comes in approx 40 miles to the south with 125mph winds while moving very quickly NE at 25mph. Many trees,signs and debris in streets but not any worse than from Charley in 2004. Official final report from NHC reports 64mph sustained with gusts to 76mph. The famous Edison home lost alot of it's vegetation.

[whippersnapper]

FGCU is a pretty good college, but it depends on your major. it's really nice in that the classrooms are pretty small in size so you do get to know your professors and they get to know you. i never had any problem with that. if they dispose of the IDS program (which i think they may), i'd highly recommend it to you. what is your major?

as for hurricanes, just make sure you are prepared ahead of time. otherwise, you have to deal with all the other procrastinators loading up on gas, water, food, etc. and it's just a big pain in the rear. (i know, i've been there before!)


okay, wildlife...snakes are common but it's not like you'll have one in your house every other day (unless of course you own one). lots of spiders but most are harmless. cockroaches and palmetto bugs are the popular bug and they get to be gargantuan (or at least appear to be!) but once again, they're harmless.